The other day, I felt alive for the first time. That sounds strange, I know. And the thing is, it wasn't an exhuberating feeling like one might think. I felt suddenly scared about the world around me. I felt suddenly aware of war and politics and the fact that our President isn't fit to run this country. I felt suddenly and sadly aware of how much ( Read more... )

Absurdism is a philosophy stating that the efforts of humanity to find meaning in the universe will ultimately fail because no such meaning exists (at least in relation to humanity) Absurdism is related to Existentialism, though should not be confused with it ( Read more... )

sara - i miss you bad lately. i need your advice and your sillyness and i need you to make me stop being such a drama queen, you're the only one who can. i miss driving around with you and laying on your bed all bored and yelling at you to turn off that damn country music, and i miss dancing and drinking raspberry lemonade and hot tubbing and the ( Read more... )

almost almost perfect

a scarlet lipstick smudge
on an otherwise perfect cup.
her lips on mine are 
poison.

an almost straight crack
on an otherwise perfect mirror.
she's beautiful in ways
that i'm not sure of.

a dark stain
on an otherwise perfect blouse.
she didn't mean
to spill the drinks.

a faded line 
begins at her temple and ends on her cheek.
the one mistake
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Dr. Laura Schlessinger is a US radio personality. Recently, she said ( Read more... )

"d"

dangerous,
dark, and
decietful, i 
defy all your
demands and
don't follow your
dry train of
diseased thoughts,
daring instead to
dream my own
dreams and create
distance between me and your
damaged ways. i'd
die before 
doing what you've
done to love.

"e"

Emmeline waits for her lover, picking daisies.
Evenings find her by the windowsill.
Everyone thinks she's gone ( Read more... )